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Wayfarer Dinghy National Champion Trevor Fisher was not invited to sail in last weekend's Waterway's Ireland ISA All Ireland Sailing Championships. Here he outlines why and suggests the system for participation in 'Ireland's most prestigious sailing event' needs an overhaul.…
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A dry sailing facility would make the Royal Cork Yacht Club one of the best in the world. It's a pity it may be too expensive, says Patton. It is a pity too about the lack of highly competitive racing…
Next weekend's ISA's Helmsmans Championship is the focus on the forum tonight. Patton wants to make some changes to the format. Skipper agrees. RicM believes the J80 is the boat of choice. Paddy Boyd sets the record straight on past…
Ocean Youth Trust Ireland are canvassing for support to reinstate an all-Ireland sail training scheme of some form. Their only sail training vessel sank earlier this summer after hitting rocks off Ballycastle, leaving the organisation without a means to get…
A period off the water has allowed class measurer and Dun Laoghair sailor Roger Bannon put together some detailed an interesting figures on sailing a Laser SB3 downwind. The analysis, originally posted on a Dublin Bay SB3 email list and…
An SAR Pilot and a Ship's Captain are debating the downgrade of the Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter service in the southeast. A new study says pleasure craft should pay towards the upkeep of the Lighthouse service. We want…
So there I was, sipping my unusually strong G&T and chatting with the rest of the Rat family on a balmy summers day on the bay, when some SCOUNDREL appears over my right shoulder shouting 'STARBOARD' as if I was…
As the sun sets on the decade we're looking for a list of Irish sailing and boating highlights (and lowlights). Let readers know what you think were the defining moments of this decade by adding your events of the decade…
On Afloat's boating Forum: The Chief of Irish Sailing Harry Hermon says the decision to scrap the Asgard Programme in the 2010 budget may well be the last nail in the coffin of the marine leisure sector unless we pull…
Ezgoing asked some weeks ago on Afloat.ie: where can children go when their Optimist gets too small? Recent responses were the Mirror or 420 for more ambitious sailors (Gordon Davies); though Peadar1987 disagreed with the 420 choice due to the…
Afloat.ie is giving away Henri Lloyd and Helly Hansen hats for good suggestions made on its forum thread 'Brain Waves – ideas to develop our coastline', which is bringing up some interesting ideas. Cimota would love to see colour-coded maps…
Afloat.ie is giving away Henri Lloyd and Helly Hansen hats for each suggestion made on its forum thread 'Brain Waves - ideas to develop our coastline'. So far users have suggested making the Shannon Estuary a marine park, development of…
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10th November 2009 Your Say
On Afloat's Irish Boating Forum this week: IRLontop says Irish college Firefy sailors are so fast that the Scottish organisers had to rewrite the rules to prevent Ireland winning. Skipper says that the sight of 50-plus cruisers in the sunshine…
On Afloat’s Irish boating forum this week: Next year's Commodore’s Cup team formation is generating plenty of comment – Sailorlad is afraid it might just be a case of ‘showing up’ rather than really competing, while Claire says that Blondie,…
Topics on Afloat's Irish boating forum this week: In a six page thread Wicklow SC commodore Charlie Kavanagh says more help is required if a 30' mini class is to be added to the club's Round Ireland race. Courtown Sailing…
